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January 5, 2019

NAFTA 2.0: Nothing for Workers

Bruce Allen Socialist Project

The 1994 NAFTA had both labour and environmental side agreements. These agreements were mere window dressing. The same can be expected with respect to the provisions of the Labour chapter in NAFTA 2.0.

January 5, 2019

Democrats Announce First-Ever Hearings on Medicare for All

Jake Johnson Common Dreams

"This will ensure that Medicare for All is part of the 2020 Democratic presidential platforms," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, who will sponsor the House Medicare for All bill

January 5, 2019

TSA Screeners Call Out Sick

Rene Marsh and Gregory Wallace CNN

Two of the sources, who are federal officials, described the sick outs as protests of the paycheck delay.

January 5, 2019

On the Geopolitical and Domestic Implications of Trump’s Syrian Declaration

Richard Falk and Daniel Falcone CounterPunch

Some of the more than 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria.

Daniel Falcone interviews Richard Falk, noted professor, author and activist attorney in international law, on the global and domestic implications of President Trump’s surprise announcement that the U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Syria.

January 4, 2019